One who is spiritually inclined resorts constantly to his inner mental life – something which no one can take away from him. Such a man possesses inner contentment, and is far above all material gain and loss.
When a typhoon approaches, even the fishes dive deep. The confrontation of human strength with the enormous powers of nature is inane and futile.
No doubt there are apprehensions about taking risks. But in the present world nothing can be achieved without a certain amount of daring. As the proverb says, no risk no gain.
A believer is one who finds God. Such a person by his very nature becomes a simplicity-loving person. In his eyes pretensions lose their attraction.
Perseverance is a virtue which can be practised at all times, even by one who is crippled by a disease, and even by one who had failed to get a degree from a university.
“When one’s ego is hurt,” says a contemporary psychologist, “it turns into super-ego, and the result is breakdown.”
A great disadvantage of an ungrateful attitude is that it produces a mentality of non-acknowledgement. Failing at first to acknowledge the favours of one’s fellow men leads one to failure to give wholehearted credence to the Lord of the Universe.
Sometimes by being hasty a man invites trouble, but then he always has the possibility of turning the situation to good account by adopting the ways of patience.
Those who seek to achieve high ideals, but do not wish to go through the tedium of doing extensive groundwork first, are building sandcastles that will not be able to stand the test of time.
No one is so powerful that he can harm others without harming himself.
